Services
Thoughtful support for students and families navigating a demanding process.
Please contact for timelines, service details, and fees.
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For students who already have a college list and mainly need focused support on the personal statement and supplemental essays. After our initial conversation, where we establish what matters to the student and their goals, we develop possible directions, choose the strongest ideas, and shape them into strong essays that form the backbone of the application.
I help students find and refine their stories, build a structure that makes sense, and revise at both the big‑picture and line‑level stages. Along the way, they learn how to move from a rough draft to a finished piece of writing, how to make specific choices instead of general statements, and how to trust that a focused, honest essay is more effective than something trying to cover everything.
Who this is for: Students who are mainly looking for expert help on their essays, not full‑process consulting.
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For students who want to grow as writers and prepare work for selective opportunities such as YoungArts, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and other national recognitions. We talk about where they are now, what they’re reading and writing, and what they’re curious to try next. Depending on age and experience, this may involve guided reading, exercises, close work on existing pieces, or developing new projects over time.
The aim is a student who is more confident in their own taste, more attentive to the sentence‑level work, and more able to carry those skills into school assignments, applications, and whatever they write next.
Who this is for: Students who care about writing and want sustained support to develop their work and, when appropriate, submit it for selective programs and awards.
“Over the years we’d heard a lot of advice about admissions, but it was hard to where to start. Working with Betsy, it was clear how much experience she had. She developed a strong rapport with our son, and that actually improved our relationship with him because we could step back and let her take the reins. We felt real relief knowing someone more experienced was guiding the process.”
—Parent of Brian Q., Class of 2024, now attending a top‑tier college